Examination includes controls related to security monitoring, change management, problem management and backup and environmental controls.

SAVVIS, Inc., an IT utility services provider, yesterday announced that it has recently completed an examination in conformity with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70), Service Organizations for the period December 1, 2004 through October 31, 2005 that was performed by Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Completion of the SAS 70 Type II examination indicates that selected SAVVIS processes, procedures and controls have been formally evaluated and tested by an independent accounting and auditing firm. The examination included the company's controls related to security monitoring, change management, problem management, backup and environmental controls, logical and physical access.

SAVVIS claims that it selected Deloitte & Touche LLP to perform the examination because of their vast number of experienced resources with internal controls and SAS 70 expertise.

Michael Tardif, Vice President and General Manager, Global Hosting Services for SAVVIS said "As one of the world's leading providers of managed IT infrastructure services, SAVVIS continues to develop and refine comprehensive systems to secure our service delivery infrastructure. SAS 70 compliance further increases our customers trust in outsourcing some, or all, of their IT infrastructure to us, while enabling them to meet their own stringent compliance requirements."